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Vocab List #5
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12/06/2007

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sarcasm
Definition
a cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound
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asentation
Definition
pretentious display meant to impress others
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Auschwitz
Definition
site of the largest Nazi concentration camp
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inarticulate
Definition
unable to speak; speechless
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apprehension
Definition
fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future
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intuition
Definition
ability to know immediately without reasoning
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purgatory
Definition
place or condition of suffering, or remorse
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indignation
Definition
anger aroused by something unjust, mean or unworthy
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martial law
Definition
rule by military authorities imposed on a civilian population especially in time of war
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stealthily
Definition
acting with caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice
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underground
Definition
organization involved in secret or illegal activity
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convultion
Definition
an intense involuntary muscular contraction
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orthodox
Definition
adhering to the traditional established faith, especially in religion
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Normandy
Definition
region in Northwest France on the English channel
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guerrilla
Definition
a member of a military unit who tries to undermine the enemy
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crematorium
Definition
a large oven used for burning bodies in death camps
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indifferent
Definition
unbiased
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swastika
Definition
symbol of Nazi party
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clandestine
Definition
kept or done in secret, often to conceal
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supple
Definition
readily bent; pliant
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oblige
Definition
to constrain by physical, legal, social or moral means
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Nuremberg Law
Definition
Hitler's establishment of Antisemitism as part of German law
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aloof
Definition
to be distant physically or emotionally
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wrath
Definition
forceful, often vindictive anger
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Antisemitism
Definition
prejudice toward Jews or Judaism
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Fuehrer
Definition
German term for leader (esp. Hitler)
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mythology
Definition
collection of myths belonging to a people and addressing their history, ancestors and heros
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emancipation
Definition
to free from bondage, oppression, or restraint
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torrent
Definition
a heavy downpour; uncontrollable outpouring
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genocide
Definition
term used after WWII to describe a mass murder of a religious group (a certain type of people)
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